Maize starch, methyl acrylate, ceric ammonium nitrate, monochloroacetic acid, nitric acid hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, ethanol, mercuric acetate, cupric acetate, zinc acetate, lead acetate and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) were of analytical grade.
Preparation of poly(methyl acrylate)-starch graft copolymerPoly(methyl acrylate)-starch graft copolymer was prepared according to a reported method [10] using ceric